updated 2026-10-09 16:07 UTC

OpenAI Agents SDK

Repository Website by openai

A lightweight, powerful framework for multi-agent workflows

Agent Frameworks Python Listed MIT

Is OpenAI Agents SDK safe? Strong public trust posture, backed by multiple independent signals.

OSSF Scorecard 7.9 / 10
Provenance Attested
Signed commits 100%
Last push yesterday
Advisories None known
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In detail: OpenAI Agents SDK scores 91.5/100 (Grade A), ranked #13 of 1371 tracked open-source AI agent projects, on evidence coverage A (4 of 5 independent signal types). The public evidence: its packages ship with cryptographic provenance; OSSF Scorecard rates its supply-chain practices 7.9/10; 100% of recent commits are signed; no published advisory affects its latest release (openai-agents); last pushed 2026-10-08. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

How OpenAI Agents SDK could raise its score

Each line changes one public signal and recomputes with the live scoring function. The gains don't add up exactly, because the score is capped near the top.

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Chain of custody

Scanners check what the code says. This traces who ships OpenAI Agents SDK and whether that has changed: from the source repository, through how changes are reviewed and released, to the package you install. These are the checks for OWASP ASI04 Agentic Supply Chain Vulnerabilities.

  1. Source Signed

    github.com/openai/openai-agents-python, MIT, last pushed 2026-10-08. 100% of the last 100 commits carry a verified signature, so changes trace to a verified account.

  2. Review and release Strong

    OpenSSF Scorecard rates the repository's practices 7.9/10 (scanned Sep 28, 2026). The checks that decide who can get a change released:

    • Code Review10
    • Branch Protection5
    • Signed Releasesn/a
    • Dangerous Workflow10
    • Token Permissions9
    • Pinned Dependencies8
    All 18 Scorecard checks
    Binary-Artifacts 10
    Branch-Protection 5
    CI-Tests 10
    CII-Best-Practices 0
    Code-Review 10
    Contributors 10
    Dangerous-Workflow 10
    Dependency-Update-Tool 10
    Fuzzing 0
    License 10
    Maintained 10
    Packaging 10
    Pinned-Dependencies 8
    SAST 10
    Security-Policy 10
    Signed-Releases -1
    Token-Permissions 9
    Vulnerabilities 0

  3. Published packages Linked and attested

    • PyPI openai-agents Source link points back to this repo Build provenance attested

  4. What you install today No known advisories

    Latest release checked: openai-agents 0.23.1. No published advisory affects it (OSV, checked 2026-10-09).

Changes to this chain

No change to package provenance, package source links, Scorecard coverage or license in HVTracker's daily snapshots of OpenAI Agents SDK.

Evidence behind this score

Coverage A: 4 of 5 independent evidence types found.

  • GitHub repository data
  • Package downloads
  • Supply-chain checks
  • Public actions (missing)
  • Community mentions

Verify this score yourself

Every build re-issues OpenAI Agents SDK’s score as an Ed25519-signed credential, valid for 7 days. You can check it offline against HVTracker’s published key; if anyone changes a number after signing, verification fails.

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What this score doesn’t check

It covers who ships the code, not what the code does. It doesn’t read tool descriptions or prompts for injected instructions, watch runtime behaviour, or find bugs nobody has disclosed yet. For that, run a content scanner before you connect it, such as Cisco MCP Scanner or Snyk Agent Scan.

How OpenAI Agents SDK compares in Agent Frameworks

  1. #3 OpenAI Agents SDK (JS) 94.1 +2.6
  2. #4 LangGraph 94.1 +2.6
  3. #5 OpenAI Agents SDK 91.5 this agent
  4. #6 Strands Agents 90.5 −1.0
  5. #7 Cloudflare Agents 89.7 −1.8

Bars show each HVTrust score; the tick marks OpenAI Agents SDK’s 91.5.

Where the 91.5 comes from

HVTrust dimensions vs the Agent Frameworks average

91.5 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

OpenAI Agents SDK Agent Frameworks average (129 agents)

Safety / Integrity50% OSSF Scorecard · 30% provenance · 20% signed commits
22.4 / 25
12.8 above avg 9.6
Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance
18.0 / 18
6.4 above avg 11.6
Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard
15.2 / 17
2.9 above avg 12.3
Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity
19.9 / 20
5.6 above avg 14.3
AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads
19.4 / 20
8.2 above avg 11.2

Quick Trust Read

What Would Improve It
Improve transparency to lift the weakest part of the trust profile.
Recent Changes
2026-09-18
Rank Moved
Rank rose 22 spots (#32 → #10)
Maintainer Checklist
Keep signals current Trust posture is already in a healthy range. The main job is to keep provenance, maintenance, and public evidence fresh.
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94.0
Activity sub-score · out of 100
#5
In Agent Frameworks

How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption. Grade A reflects the trust score band: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Evidence coverage A is separate — it grades how many independent signal types back the score (4 of 5), so a high score on thin evidence stays visible. Full methodology →

Signals refreshed 2026-10-09 16:07 UTC · Repo last pushed yesterday

Rank Trend

2026-09-29 2026-10-09

Activity & Reach

Stars
29.9k
Forks
4.9k
Last Push
2026-10-08
yesterday
Commits (4 wk)
237
Downloads (7d)
2,999,608
pypi
HN mentions (30d)
133
Open Issues
6
Rank Change
▼1
was #12

Analysis

Activity Inputs

94.0 / 100
StarsRepository reach
26.9 / 30
FreshnessLast push recency
24.9 / 25
ActivityRecent commits
25 / 25
CommunityFork signal
17.1 / 20

Common questions about OpenAI Agents SDK

Public supply-chain signals for OpenAI Agents SDK are strong: it has multiple independent trust indicators in place. This does not replace your own security review, but OpenAI Agents SDK carries less obvious unverified-evidence risk than projects with thin signals.
Does OpenAI Agents SDK publish package provenance?
Yes. OpenAI Agents SDK's package releases carry build provenance attestations, which cryptographically link the published package back to its source repository and CI workflow.
Does OpenAI Agents SDK have an OpenSSF Scorecard?
OpenAI Agents SDK has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 7.9/10. The Scorecard checks for branch protection, signed releases, dependency updates, fuzzing, code review, and other supply-chain hygiene items. See the full check breakdown on this page.
Is OpenAI Agents SDK actively maintained?
Actively maintained. The repository was pushed to within the last 1 day(s).
What license does OpenAI Agents SDK use?
OpenAI Agents SDK ships under MIT. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.
Are OpenAI Agents SDK's commits signed?
100% of the last 100 commits to OpenAI Agents SDK are verified-signed (GPG, SSH, S/MIME, or GitHub's signing flow). Signed commits help confirm that code was authored by who the commit claims.

Not a safety endorsement. HVTracker describes what public signals show, not whether a project is safe for your use case. Run your own security review before adopting in production.

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AI agent surface

MCP, providers, tool surface
Scored in HVTrust

These runtime-trust fields — detected from public repo docs and manifests — contribute a bounded adjustment to this project's HVTrust score alongside supply-chain evidence. The exact values each field can add or subtract are documented in the methodology → Compare this surface across every listed agent in the capability matrix →

MCP Server Support
medium confidence
Declared
MCP support appears present, but direct server implementation is less certain.
Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.
External Service Dependencies
high confidence
6 detected
Public provider/service dependencies detected.
Credential signal: API keys or service config markers documented.
Tool / Plugin Surface
high confidence
Extensions
Extension based plugin/integration surface detected.
  • database
Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.
Package Provenance Drift
high confidence
Match
Published package metadata matches the tracked repo
Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.
  • MCP signal live
  • External deps live
  • Tool / plugin surface live
  • Package provenance drift live

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For maintainers

HVTrust scores OpenAI Agents SDK from public signals only — we never contact maintainers first. If a signal is wrong, stale, or missing (provenance you publish, a Scorecard you run, signed releases), tell us and we'll review it. Corrections are public and tracked on GitHub.

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Reputation Timeline

Signal history
Rank 2
2026-09-18
Rank Moved
Rank rose 22 spots (#32 → #10)
2026-09-03
Rank Moved
Rank rose 28 spots (#56 → #28)
GitHub → Website → PyPI: openai-agents

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Data sources
GitHub REST API (repo, commits, stars, forks, license) · PyPI / pypistats (downloads, provenance) · OpenSSF Scorecard CLI · Algolia HN Search API
Each agent's signals refresh once daily across 6 staggered batches. Methodology v4.4 · Raw JSON